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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Vera Cruz (1954) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Vera Cruz (1954) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Vera Cruz (1954).
About the movie:
During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vera Cruz (1954)?
a.
Grace Kelly
s last feature film before retiring from acting.
b.
P.J. Soles
went to a screening of the movie after it was released, sitting in the 4th row of a regular audience. She was very amused, when during her nude scene and line of "see anything you like?" a male audience member in front yelled out "hell yes I do!" unaware she was right behind him.
c.
Although portrayed by 54-year-old
George Macready
, the real Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico was only 34 when he died.
d.
The first R-rated film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, in 1971.
Midnight Cowboy
had an X rating when it won Best Picture in 1969, although it was later reclassified (and remains at present) an R-rated film. Between the dawn of the modern MPAA ratings system and 1971, the other Best Picture winners were rated G (
Oliver!
) or PG (
Patton
).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vera Cruz (1954)?
a.
Gary Cooper
was unimpressed by the script, pointing out that his character - a former Confederate colonel - would have been fighting for Maximilian instead of Juarez.
b.
The soundtrack was one of the best selling albums of 1983 in Germany.
c.
Filmed in 1947, not released until 1948.
d.
Cloris Leachman
originally appeared in the film as Mrs. Himmelstein, an elderly Jewish woman living in Boston. Although filmed, the scenes featuring Mrs. Himmelstein drinking tea with Donny Donowitz (and signing his trademark baseball bat afterward) were cut from the final film.
Quentin Tarantino
says that he might use the footage in the prequel instead.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vera Cruz (1954)?
a.
Henry Winkler
stated that when he was creating the character of the Fonz in
Happy Days
, he based his performance on
Sylvester Stallone
s portrayal of Stanley.
b.
The central idea for the film came from an article in the L.A. Times. In addition, the writers were influenced by a friend, who related stories about how students from a Chicago school district brought guns to school, not to use them inside, but because of the dangerous neighborhoods they live in or walk through every day.
c.
First
Woody Allen
film where two girls names appear in the title: Vicky and Cristina. Other Allen movies with girls names in the title include
Hannah and Her Sisters
;
Alice
;
Melinda and Melinda
;
Cassandras Dream
;
Whats Up, Tiger Lily?
and
Annie Hall
.
d.
The Mexican authorities were appalled at the way their citizens were depicted in the film so any subsequent Hollywood productions had to conform to some strict rules. This explains why in
The Magnificent Seven
, the locals are all wearing pristine white clothes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vera Cruz (1954)?
a.
This marked the first time since his first film "Whos That Knocking on My Door?" that
Martin Scorsese
was able to work with his film school friend
Thelma Schoonmaker
due to her having been denied membership in the then all-male Motion Picture Editors Guild.
b.
Gary Cooper
was badly hurt when he was struck by fragments from a bridge that had been blown up and the special-effects team had used too much explosives.
c.
James Foley was offered the job of director by Princes management after seeing a rough cut of "Reckless". He said he was too busy and declined, but recommended his editor Albert Magnoli.
d.
The only film
Michael Rae
has ever directed.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vera Cruz (1954)?
a.
Robert Graysmith and Paul Avery were not actually friends. Their relationship is fictionalized for the film.
b.
Clark Gable
warned
Gary Cooper
not to work with
Burt Lancaster
, saying, "That young guy will blow you off the screen." Ironically, Gable himself later worked with Lancaster in
Run Silent Run Deep
.
c.
Jon Favreau
was on-board to direct the film until around August 2006. At this time Paramount chose not to renew the film rights, preferring to focus on
Star Trek
, while Favreau left to work on
Iron Man
. In January 2007 Disney regained the rights (they had rights to film the story previously: in the 1980s with director
John McTiernan
), and enlisted
Andrew Stanton
from Pixar to direct.
d.
In the scene with Kirk and Saavik in the turbolift, when the doors reopen (and McCoy gets in), the corridor outside appears shorter, giving the appearance that the lift really has moved to someplace else. In reality, a wall was moved into place while the doors were closed.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vera Cruz (1954)?
a.
The only office location that granted the producers permission to film was the Virgin Entertainment Group. The retail offices at the Megastore in Times Square were used for the interior location of Senator Deakins Office, and the office of the Brooklyn Borough President.
b.
Burt Lancaster
recalled that
Gary Cooper
would object to anything in the script that implied his character was anything other than good, and demand it be changed.
c.
Harry Arras
died of a heart attack on set while shooting a scene for this film.
d.
Jake Gyllenhaal
auditioned for the role of Ricky Fitts.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Vera Cruz (1954)?
a.
Gary Cooper
was taking so much medication that he was impotent for the duration of filming. He also hated working with
Sara Montiel
, whom he claimed smelled bad and never washed her hair.
b.
2009 Johnstown Film Festival.
c.
The original title was "Dairy Queens", but it had to be changed after the corporation that owns the Dairy Queen ice cream chain filed a lawsuit.
d.
The building used for the exterior shots of the bank robbery scene is University House in Newcastle, Australia, which is home to the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music (among other schools of the University of Newcastle). Francine Bell, who portrays one of the news anchors in the film, is a well-loved Voice tutor at Newcastle Conservatorium, although none of her scenes would have been filmed at University House.
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